Description

The English Language Center (ELC) is located on the main campus of Old Dominion University. Established in 1981, it offers a full range of intensive and semi-intensive courses in English as a Second Language. The English Language Center promotes effective, high quality instruction of English for speakers of other languages. It seeks to develop in students a respect for the dignity and worth of the individual, a capacity for critical reasoning, a general desire for learning, and the capacity to evaluate their on-going language learning needs. It fosters the continuing improvement of its faculty by encouraging research, scholarship, and professional development. The English Language Center is committed to presenting the depth and variety of the United States to students and faculty while encouraging a lively curiosity about all cultures of the world.

Highlights

The ELC offers six seven-week sessions each year. Each week, full-time students spend at least twenty hours in class studying grammar, reading/vocabulary, speaking/listening, and writing. The ELC has a fully equipped language lab where students spend time outside of class watching videotaped lectures, working with pre-recorded audiotapes and utilizing CD-ROM computer instruction.

Languages

• English

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• English

Subject Areas

• English
• English As A Second Language

Cost in US$:

1,875 for each seven-week session.

Program Fees Include:

* Tuition
* Conversation Partners
* University E-mail account
* Language Learning Center
* Computer Lab

Credit Available

yes

Experience Required

no

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 2-3

Application Process Involves

• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

one week

English Language Center at Old Dominion University's Mission Statement

Since it was founded in 1981, the English Language Center (ELC) at Old Dominion University has taught thousands of students from nearly 100 countries. The ELC welcomes all students who have academic and career goals. All ELC instructors have Master's degrees and have lived and taught English all over the world. The ELC is professionally recognized by UCIEP (University and College Intensive English Programs) and by AAIEP (American Association of Intensive English Programs). The English Language Center promotes effective, high-quality instruction of English for speakers of other languages. It seeks to develop in students a respect for the dignity and worth of the individual, a capacity for critical reasoning, a general desire for learning, and the capacity to evaluate their on-going language learning needs. It fosters the continuing improvement of its faculty by encouraging research, scholarship, and professional development. The English Language Center is committed to presenting the depth and variety of the United States to students and faculty while encouraging a lively curiosity about all cultures of the world.

Year Founded

1981